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Welcome to the latest installment of “Leading Questions: Wisdom from the Corner Office,” where IBJ sits down with central Indiana’s top bosses to talk shop about their industry and the habits that lead to success.

Ann Murtlow, 49, was named CEO of Indianapolis Power & Light Co. in 2002, soon after the utility's acquisition by Virginia-based AES Corp. It was a rough transition for AES, which suffered a precipitous stock slide and debt crisis coinciding with the Sept. 11 attacks, the Enron debacle and the ensuing disruption of the utility industry. A slew of lawsuits followed the acquisition, including charges that AES' top brass misled stockholders about the financial well-being of the company.

Murtlow, who had spent much of her career with AES, had her work cut out for her. In the video below, she describes her first several months at the helm of IPL and her top priority as the new CEO.

In addition to her demanding day job, Murtlow serves on a dozen high-profile boards, including the board of directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. In the video below, she reveals secrets for effective time management, as well as how she finally gave up a long-time addiction.

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Mason is on his second tour of duty with IBJ, having served as its real estate reporter from 1996 to 1999. Over 30 years working for newspapers and magazines across the country, he has covered most beats on the typical masthead, including business, sports, city government, arts, and consumer issues.

An alumnus of Broad Ripple High School, Mason continues a grand tradition of IBJ staffers educated in Indianapolis public schools. After graduating from Columbia University, he stumbled into print journalism, thanks to a Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship at The Indianapolis Star. Among his favorite gigs were arts editor for the Daily Journal-World in Lawrence, Kansas, and managing editor of Billiards Digest magazine, for which he spanned the globe covering poolroom hustlers and world champions. During his six-year tenure, BD was cited three times by the anthology "The Best American Sports Writing."

Thanks to its unusually trusting head honchos, Mason returned to IBJ in 2009 to captain its nascent multimedia efforts. Over three years, he created 600-plus video segments for IBJ.com, and his work was recognized by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) and the Alliance of Area Business Publications (AABP). In 2013, he added the mantle of news editor (which isn’t as lofty or authoritative as it sounds) and launched IBJ's morning e-newsletter, Eight@8, as its eponymous author and news curator. Eight@8 received the 2017 Gold Medal for Best Daily Email from AABP.

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